Note that the bug is that the printer is not autodetected, you can get it to work by selecting things manually. (This is mentioned in the original report :-))
What I did: 1. Check that the hplip-ppds package is installed at the above version. (It is!) 2. System->Administration->Printing and delete the printer, then add a new printer. 3. This results in 100% CPU usuage (according to the gnome system monitor) for at about one minute. 4. The "Add a Printer" Window appears but again the printer is not autodetected. 5. I can get the printer working with the HPLIP driver if it's selected manually. -- HP Deskjet 840C on Parallel Port Not Autodetected. https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35689 -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
